JAPAN BOX OFFICE | Demon Slayer breaks all time record for OW

[Fullbuster]

Toldya ...

 

WOM will help it, there's hope

[A Marvel Fanboy]

WOM will help it, there's hope

I love your optimistic ... 

[Olive]

Weekend Forecast [8/10-11]



1 (1) The Wind Rises (Toho) ¥480 million ($5.0 million) Week 4
2 (-) World War Z (Toho-Towa) ¥400 million ($4.2 million) DEBUT!
3 (3) Monsters University (Disney) ¥320 million ($3.3 million) Week 6
4 (2) The After-Dinner Mysteries (Toho) ¥290 million ($3.0 million) Week 2
5 (-) Pacific Rim (Warner Bros.) ¥280 million ($2.9 million) DEBUT!
6 (-) A Boy Called H (Toho) ¥250 million ($2.6 million) DEBUT!
7 (4) The Lone Ranger (Disney) ¥225 million ($2.4 million) Week 2
8 (5) Kamen Rider Wizard in Magic Land (Toei) ¥150 million ($1.6 million) Week 2
9 (6) Pokemon Best Wishes: ExtremeSpeed Genesect - Mewtwo Awakens (Toho) ¥120 million ($1.3 million) Week 5
10 (7) Emperor (Shochiku) ¥80 million ($830,000) Week 3

This is a very crowded weekend, that's for sure. We're also at the beginning of Obon Week, and while weekend/weekday increases come a little further into the week (generally from the 11-17th of the month), it's certainly possible we see some strong holds or maybe some increases this weekend.

World War Z is pretty far ahead of the other openers today at many locations, and it's also playing on more screens, and larger ones, than it's two fellow openers. I don't think it's going to dethone The Wind Rises, but it's looking to be a close race.

Below them, third to sixth place is really difficult to rank as they're all looking at similar weekend grosses in the ¥250-350 million range. I think any of them could switch positions, though I'm giving the edge to Monsters University since family films really strive during Obon Week, and it's the primary family film in release right now (The Lone Ranger was doing really well during the week, indicating it's playing well with families, too, though).

[A Marvel Fanboy]

Opening against WWZ is stupidest move for WB.

[Tower]

How is that possible?

 

I think you have the wrong idea of what Japanese people want to see.

[Tower]

Opening against WWZ is stupidest move for WB.

 

In the Japanese market especially, competition is less of a factor. It actually had a good date just before Obon holiday.

[POLYLOVE]

Kind of expected.

[Fullbuster]

I think you have the wrong idea of what Japanese people want to see.

 

I'm not sure about what they want to see..I thought they loved this...Evangelion, Macross..But not in anime : a real live movie!

It's an incomprehensible people

[A Marvel Fanboy]

I'm not sure about what they want to see..I thought they loved this...Evangelion, Macross..But not in anime : a real live movie!

It's an incomprehensible people

One big minus: PR is not a Japanese production, enough to turn off general Japanese audience.

 

It is similar to Hollywood made Les Misérables (2012) flopped in France.

 

If Hollywood makes a Journey to the West movie, I gurantee it flops in China too.

[John Marston]

So PR is underperforming. So where all the "it's giant robots so Japanese will eat it up" people?

[A Marvel Fanboy]

Movies dont work that way.

[A Marvel Fanboy]

Btw, GDT is in Japan this week promoting PR. They are really pushing it hard. They must think Japan will follow China to give PR a giant boost.

[Fullbuster]

So PR is underperforming. So where all the "it's giant robots so Japanese will eat it up" people?

 

Oh come on, the first week can be deceiving, Ted's OW wasn't different from PR and it finished beyond $30m.

A good OW and good legs could help it a lot, it's far from over

[Fullbuster]

One big minus: PR is not a Japanese production, enough to turn off general Japanese audience.

 

It is similar to Hollywood made Les Misérables (2012) flopped in France.

 

If Hollywood makes a Journey to the West movie, I gurantee it flops in China too.

 

It's not always true.

Tintin is French/Belgian symbol and still Tintin from Spielberg was a success there (5.2m afmissions in France despite Untouchables's terrific start).

[A Marvel Fanboy]

It's not always true.

Tintin is French/Belgian symbol and still Tintin from Spielberg was a success there (5.2m afmissions in France despite Untouchables's terrific start).

Animations are different: Once get dubbed, it makes no difference.

[Will Hunting]

I always had a feeling about PR underperforming in Japan following the steps of first Transformers movie...

 

WWZ should be able to do more than 30m with that opening...right?

 

PR dont know...15m?

[CJohn]

The sequel just got buried.

[Will Hunting]

The sequel just got buried.

 

Agree. A sequel cant be greenlighted just for China

[fmpro]

Agree. A sequel cant be greenlighted just for China

 

Just as much as a sequel can´t be burried just because it makes 18-20 mill in Japan

[A Marvel Fanboy]

I always had a feeling about PR underperforming in Japan following the steps of first Transformers movie...

 

WWZ should be able to do more than 30m with that opening...right?

 

PR dont know...15m?

50M is possible for WWZ with that OW.